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heat

n. a race or other contest in which competitors attempt to qualify for entry in the final race or contest

heat, warmth

n. the sensation caused by heat energy

heat, heat energy

n. a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature

heat, heating system, heating plant

n. utility to warm a building; "the heating system wasn't working"; "they have radiant heating"

heat, warmth, passion

n. the trait of being intensely emotional

heat, hotness, high temperature

n. the presence of heat

rut, heat, estrus, oestrus

n. applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity

up

v. raise; "up the ante"

heat, provide with heat

v. provide with heat; "heat the house"

heat, make hot

v. make hot or hotter; "the sun heats the oceans"; "heat the water on the stove"

heat, inflame, stir up, fire up

v. arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred"

heat, hot up, gain heat, get hot

v. gain heat or get hot; "The room heated up quickly"

up, upward, upwards

adv. spatially, temporally, or metaphorically up :"Look up!" "Let's move the date up"; "The music surged up"

up

adj. used up; "time is up"

up

adj. (used of computers) operating properly; "how soon will the computers be up?"

up

adj. open; "the windows are up"

up

adj. being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level; "the anchor is up"; "the sun is up"; "he lay face up"; "he is up by a pawn"; "the market is up"; "the corn is up"

up, improving

adj. getting higher or more vigorous; "its an up market"; "an improving economy"

up, astir, out of bed

adj. out of bed; "are they astir yet?"; "up by seven each morning"

up, upbound, upward

adj. extending or moving toward a higher place; "the up staircase"; "a general upward movement of fish"

fire, ardor, ardour, fervor, fervour, fervency

n. feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor"

excitement

n. the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up; "his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled"; "he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation"

freshness, glow

n. an alert and refreshed state

enrage

v. put into a rage; make violently angry

aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate

v. exasperate or irritate

outrage, incense, exasperate, enfuriate, infuriate

v. make furious

madden, make mad

v. make mad; "His behavior is maddening"

torch, burn by arson, burn maliciously

v. burn maliciously, as by arson; "The madman torched the barns"

spread, extend, distribute, cause to spread

v. distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country"

expand, spread out

v. extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands"

blow, be blowing

v. be blowing or storming; "The wind blew from the West"

air, vent, ventilate, air out

v. expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen; "air the old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms"

activate, aerate

v. aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter

fan

v. agitate the air

joggle, jiggle, wiggle

v. move to and fro; "Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!"

oscillate, vibrate

v. move or swing from side to side regularly; "the needle on the meter was oscillating"

bounce

v. leap suddenly; "He bounced to his feet"

bob, move up and down

v. move up and down repeatedly; "her rucksack bobbed gently on her back"

shudder, shiver, throb, thrill

v. tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement

shake, agitate

v. move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking"

stir up, agitate, foment

v. try to stir up public opinion

failing

adj. below acceptable in performance; "received failing grades"

touch, stir

v. affect emotionally; "A stirring movie"; "I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy"

over, completed, terminated, concluded, ended, all over

adj. having come or been brought to a conclusion; "the harvesting was complete"; "the affair is over, ended, finished"; "the abruptly terminated interview"

done, through, through with

adj. having finished or arrived at completion; "certain to make history before he's done"; "it's a done deed"; "after the treatment, the patient is through except for follow-up"; "almost through with his studies"

through with, done with

adj. having no further concern with; "he was through with school and he was through with family"- John Dos Passos; "done with gambling"; "done with drinking"

running, working, operative, functional

adj. (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing; "in running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes"

elevated

adj. raised above the ground; "an elevated platform"

upraised, lifted

adj. held up in the air; "stood with arms upraised"; "her upraised flag"

ascending

adj. moving or going or growing upward; "the ascending plane"; "the ascending staircase"; "the ascending stems of chickweed"

high

adj. (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high'); "a high mountain"; "high ceilings"; "high buildings"; "a high forehead"; "a high incline"; "a foot high"

bull

adj. characterized by rising prices: "a bull market"

emerging

adj. coming to maturity; "the rising generation"

insomniac, sleepless, wakeful

adj. experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness; "insomniac old people"; "insomniac nights"; "lay sleepless all night"; "twenty watchful, weary, tedious nights"- Shakespeare

unsleeping, wide-awake

adj. fully awake; "the unsleeping city"; "so excited she was wide-awake all night"

waking

adj. marked by full consciousness or alertness; "worked every moment of my waking hours"

uphill, acclivitous, upward-sloping

adj. sloping upward

ascendant, ascendent, ascensive

adj. tending or directed upward; "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin

assurgent

adj. growing or extending upward; "an assurgent stem or leaf"

assurgent

adj. rising from the sea; "a seahorse assurgent"

climbing, scandent

adj. used especially of plants; having a tendency to climb; "plants of a creeping or scandent nature"

soaring

adj. "a soaring eagle"

coldness, cold, low temperature

n. the absence of heat; "the coldness made our breath visible"; "come in out of the cold"; "cold is a vasoconstrictor"

anestrus, anoestrus

n. applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus

cool, chill, cool down, make cooler

v. make cool or cooler; "Chill the food"

cool, chill, cool down, lose heat

v. loose heat; "The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm"

down

adj. being or moving lower in position or less in some value; "lay face down"; "the moon is down"; "our team is down by a run"; "down by a pawn"; "the stock market is down today"

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